Donald Pleasence

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The Devil’s Men
4.3

The Devil’s Men

Aug. 11, 1976

The Devil’s Men

A satanic cult led by Baron Corofax (Peter Cushing) kidnaps three young people and Father Roche (Donald Pleasence) & Milo (Costa ...
The Eagle Has Landed
6.9

The Eagle Has Landed

Dec. 24, 1976

The Eagle Has Landed

When the Nazi high command learns in late 1943 that Winston Churchill will be spending time at a country estate in Norfolk, it hatches an ...
Journey into Fear
5.3

Journey into Fear

Aug. 08, 1975

Journey into Fear

U.S geologist discovers something about Oil that proves VERY threatening to the Turkish and Arab business people.
Hearts of the West
6.5

Hearts of the West

Oct. 08, 1975

Hearts of the West

Naive Iowa farm boy Lewis Tater dreams of being a famous Western novelist like his hero, Zane Grey. He leaves home to answer a writing ...
I Don’t Want to Be Born
4.1

I Don’t Want to Be Born

A woman gives birth to a baby, but this is no ordinary little tyke. The child is seemingly possessed by the spirit of a freak dwarf who the ...
The Black Windmill
6.3

The Black Windmill

May. 17, 1974

The Black Windmill

A British agent’s son is kidnapped and held for a ransom of diamonds. The agent finds out that he can’t even count on the people he ...
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
5.4

Barry McKenzie Holds His Own

Barry McKenzie’s Aunt Edna is kidnapped by Count Von Plasma, the vampire head of an isolated Eastern European dictatorship who mistakes her ...
Tales That Witness Madness
5.6

Tales That Witness Madness

Dr. Tremayne is an enigmatic psychiatrist running an asylum that houses four very special cases. Visited by his colleague Nicholas, Tremayne ...
The Mutations
5.2

The Mutations

May. 22, 1974

The Mutations

A mad scientist (Donald Pleasence) crosses plants with people, and the results wind up in a sideshow.
From Beyond the Grave
6.6

From Beyond the Grave

Feb. 21, 1974

From Beyond the Grave

Four customers purchase (or take) items from Temptations Limited, an antiques shop whose motto is “Offers You Cannot Resist”. A nasty ...
Watch Out, We’re Mad
7.3

Watch Out, We’re Mad

After a tied 1st place in a local stunt race, two drivers start a contest to decide who of them will own the prize, a dune buggy. But when a ...
Wedding in White
6.5

Wedding in White

Oct. 20, 1972

Wedding in White

A young girl’s brother comes home from the army, and brings an army buddy with him. The three of them go out that night to celebrate, and ...
The Pied Piper
6.4

The Pied Piper

Dec. 27, 1972

The Pied Piper

Greed, corruption, ignorance, and disease. Midsummer, 1349: the Black Death reaches northern Germany. Minstrels go to Hamelin for the ...
Innocent Bystanders
5.8

Innocent Bystanders

Sep. 01, 1972

Innocent Bystanders

Washed-up agent John Craig is given the task of proving his worth by tracking down a Russian scientist on the run. Cross and double-cross is the ...
Death Line
5.9

Death Line

Oct. 13, 1972

Death Line

There’s something pretty grisly going on under London in the Tube tunnels between Holborn and Russell Square. When a top civil servant ...
Wake in Fright
7.6

Wake in Fright

Jul. 21, 1971

Wake in Fright

After a bad gamble, a schoolteacher is stuck in an outback town whose eccentric inhabitants are only too eager to turn him into one of their own.
Kidnapped
6.2

Kidnapped

Dec. 22, 1971

Kidnapped

Scottish orphan David Balfour is betrayed by his wicked uncle Ebeneezer, who arranges for David to be kidnapped and sold into slavery so that he ...
THX 1138
6.7

THX 1138

Mar. 11, 1971

THX 1138

People in the future live in a totalitarian society. A technician named THX 1138 lives a mundane life between work and taking a controlled ...
Soldier Blue
6.9

Soldier Blue

Aug. 12, 1970

Soldier Blue

After a cavalry group is massacred by the Cheyenne, only two survivors remain: Honus, a naive private devoted to his duty, and Cresta, a young ...
You Only Live Twice
6.8

You Only Live Twice

Jun. 13, 1967

You Only Live Twice

A mysterious spacecraft captures Russian and American space capsules and brings the two superpowers to the brink of war. James Bond investigates ...
Fantastic Voyage
6.8

Fantastic Voyage

Aug. 24, 1966

Fantastic Voyage

In order to save an assassinated scientist, a submarine and its crew are shrunk to microscopic size and injected into his bloodstream.
Cul-de-sac
7

Cul-de-sac

Jun. 17, 1966

Cul-de-sac

A wounded criminal and his dying partner take refuge at an old beachfront fortress. The owner of the fortress and his young wife, initially ...
The Hallelujah Trail
6.5

The Hallelujah Trail

Jun. 23, 1965

The Hallelujah Trail

A wagon train heads for Denver with a cargo of whisky for the miners. Chaos ensues as the Temperance League, the US cavalry, the miners and the ...
The Caretaker
7.1

The Caretaker

Jan. 21, 1964

The Caretaker

Aston, a quiet, reserved man, lives alone in a top-floor cluttered room of a small abandoned house in a poor London district. He befriends and ...
The Great Escape
8.2

The Great Escape

Jul. 03, 1963

The Great Escape

The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocate them to a ...
What a Carve Up!
6.3

What a Carve Up!

Sep. 15, 1961

What a Carve Up!

Ernie’s Uncle Gabriel has just died but to claim his inheritance he must spend the night in the ancestral family home with the rest of his ...
The Inspector
6.7

The Inspector

May. 24, 1962

The Inspector

At the end of WW2, a compassionate Dutch policeman helps smuggle a Jewish woman into British Palestine.
Dr. Crippen
6.3

Dr. Crippen

Aug. 07, 1963

Dr. Crippen

A British physician stands trial for murdering his wife after he and his mistress are captured while fleeing to Canada.
No Love for Johnnie
6.9

No Love for Johnnie

Feb. 14, 1961

No Love for Johnnie

Johnnie Byrne is a member of the British Parliament. In his 40s, he’s feeling frustrated with his life and his personal as well as ...
Sons and Lovers
7.1

Sons and Lovers

Aug. 29, 1960

Sons and Lovers

The son of a working-class British mining family has dreams of pursuing an art career, but when he strikes up an affair with an older, married ...
Suspect
6.1

Suspect

Nov. 15, 1960

Suspect

A government team researching cures for plague find their results put on the Official Secrets list. One of their number is so incensed by this ...
Hell Is a City
7

Hell Is a City

Apr. 10, 1960

Hell Is a City

Set in Manchester, heartland of England’s industrial north, Don Starling escapes from jail becoming England’s most wanted man. ...
Circus of Horrors
6

Circus of Horrors

Apr. 01, 1960

Circus of Horrors

A plastic surgeon and his nurse join a bizarre circus to escape from the police. Here he befriends deformed women and transforms them for his ...
The Shakedown
6.7

The Shakedown

Jan. 01, 1960

The Shakedown

Augie comes out of prison and finds his old vice racket has been taken over by the sinister Gollar, so he dreams up a new scam.
The Flesh and the Fiends
7

The Flesh and the Fiends

Edinburgh surgeon Dr. Robert Knox requires cadavers for his research into the functioning of the human body; local ne’er-do-wells Burke and ...
The Battle of the Sexes
6.6

The Battle of the Sexes

Angela Barrows is a man-eating business woman sent by her American employer to investigate their export opportunities in Edinburgh. En route she ...
The Man Inside
5.8

The Man Inside

Sep. 07, 1958

The Man Inside

A detective tracking a stolen gem begins to suspect there’s more to the case than just theft.
Look Back in Anger
7

Look Back in Anger

Sep. 15, 1959

Look Back in Anger

A disillusioned, angry university graduate comes to terms with his grudge against middle-class life and values.
Manuela
6.3

Manuela

Jul. 18, 1957

Manuela

James Prothero, forty-three years old and up to his ears in alcohol, is the skipper of a tramp ship due to leave South America for Britain – and ...
The Man in the Sky
6.8

The Man in the Sky

Jan. 24, 1957

The Man in the Sky

The efforts of test pilot John Mitchell to make a better life for his wife Mary and their two children seem doomed to failure and he blames ...
The Black Tent
5.5

The Black Tent

Apr. 09, 1956

The Black Tent

During the British retreat through Libya, a British officer takes shelter with a group of Arab Bedouin. He marries the chief’s daughter. ...
1984
6.9

1984

Mar. 06, 1956

1984

In a totalitarian future society, a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love.
The House of Usher
4.5

The House of Usher

Apr. 13, 1989

The House of Usher

An updated version of the classic horror tale by Edgar Allen Poe. Ryan and his girlfriend Molly are going to visit Ryan’s uncle, Roderick ...